Psychonauts

[Surf314]

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If any of yall haven't played Psychonauts, it should definitely be top priority.  It's better than Mass Effect 2, and that's saying a lot.

I wouldn't go as far to say that, but it is a really good game.
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Seriously? Mass Effect never even struck me as a good game in the first place. I will probably never play ME2.
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You see, I've never really understood why Psychonauts is considered a masterpiece. I mean, I enjoyed it and it was definitely worth $10...but I've never really known why people froth at the mouth when they glorify its existence.
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Because it's one of the best examples of interactive storytelling outside of adventure games. RPGs are full of grind and adventure games can have a narrow audience, but through a platformer a game was created that balanced fun and innovative (at the time) gameplay with solid storytelling and humor. It's like being a part of a movie.
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Psychonauts definitely does not have innovative gameplay and didn't even when it was released. However, it's still a great traditional platformer, has an original, hilarious story, and has great visual design.
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When I mean gameplay innovation I don't think I mean the same thing you are thinking of. But the setting, manner of presentation, and objectives of the levels were pretty mindblowing to me. I mean you go into crazy people's heads to solve their problems. You get to be godzilla!

[Luca Shoal]

Some of the last level was kind of a bitch tho.

But Freedom Force is now on sale. I remember getting it at retail price. It's terribad but fun for 2bux.